Railway tie



G. c; RAMSEY June 24; 1930.

RAILWAY VTIE Filed May '7, 1926 Patented June 24, I930 GARRIE c. RAMSEY, or

LEBANON, NEW JERSEY RAILWAY T IE Application filed May 7,

This invention relates to railway ties.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved tie, and. especially to provide an improved tie of metal, and to provide a tie which is light and strong, of simple fabrication, on which the rail's are quickly, easily and rigidly supported, and to provide a tie in which the support is integral upon the outer or stress side of the rail.

A further object of this invention is to provide elevated rail chairs in cooperation with the tie and to reduce the usual heights of the rail and afford the same clearance be: tween the rail and roadbed.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved method of making a tie, and to provide a tie which may be stamped from a single sheet of metal, in a simple and easy manner, and to adapt the fabrication to increasing the stress resistance of the tie.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tie which has a double grip in the roadbed for each tie element; that is to say,

which grips in the roadbed upon two walls upon each side of the tie.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, I have invented the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved tie, and

Figure 2 is an end elevation.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a broken away portion of a railway tie.

ike reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several views and in the specification, in which there is provided a tie body portion 2, which tie body portion is formed preferably from a single sheet of pressed or cast steel, there being formed in the impressing a U shaped channel 3, and spaced-apart, upstanding, truncated, pyramidal chairs 4, projecting above said chairs 15 4 at their outer edges are tongues 5, which tongues 5 form holding ledges for the rail base flange. Spaced a predetermined distance inward from the chairs 4 are struck up brackets 6, there being four of the brackets 6,

i0 two of which are adjacent one chair and two 1926.. Serial no. 107,498.

adjacent the other chair. The brackets 6 are adapted to pivotally support a swinging clamp 7, which swinging clamp 7 is provided with a ledge 8 adapted to rest upon the base flange of the rail, and the members 7 are provided with perforationst) and 10, for re-- ceiving bolts which respectively pass into threaded recesses 11 and 12, in the tie member. There are further provided, struck up from the body of the tie member, guide and bracing members 13 for the swinging members 7. ,Feet 14- project from the lower edges of the side walls of the member 3 to prevent said walls from settling into the roadbed.

15 are bolts for tying the side walls of the 65, device against spreading.

In operation, the side walls of the inverted U base 3 of the tie are embedded in the roadbed. The rails are then placedupon the chairs 4, with the base flange slid beneath to the ledge 5, and the member 7 swungwith the latch 8 against the other flange of the rail, and bolt members are inserted through the openings 9 and 10, into the sockets 11 and 12.

I claim: 1 1. In combination in a tie; a tie member adapted to pass beneath a pair of spaced apart rails, the tie member provided with a pair of chairs for seating the rails, the chairs so provided at their outer sides with sockets for the rail flanges, a pair of movable members between thechairs,,adapted to anchor the inside flanges of the rails to the tie, the movable anchoring means members, and means carried by the tie for providing a support for the pivoted members between their pivotal axes and the chair.

2. In combination in a tie; a piece of sheet to metal bent into U form, with chair members struck up from the U body, tongue members struck up from the chairs, bracket members struck up intermediate the chair members, and pivoted members carried by the bracle 95 ets, adapted toengage the rail flanges. 4

3. In combination with a tie; a member pivotally supportedby the tie and adapted to engage a rail flange, and bolt means for holding the pivoted member in engagement 100 including pivoted with the flange, thebolt means at an acute angle to the top of the tie.

4. In combination with a tie; a pivoted member provided with a terminal adapted to rest upon a rail flange, a chair for a rail, having a face at an acute angle to the top of the tie, the pivoted member adapted to rest upon the chair face, and provided with means for anchoring a bolt to the chair, through the said face and through the pivoted member.

5. A metal tie having chairs integrally formed thereon, and pivoted lock members adapted to secure rails to said chairs, said members having recesses, said ties having struck out braces adapted to fit into said recesses.

6. A metal tie having chairs integrally formed thereon, and pivoted lock members adapted to secure rails to said chairs, said members having recesses, said ties having struck out braces adapted to fit into said recesses, said members being hinged to said tie.

7. As claim 6 and rail engaging flanges on the outer sides of said chair.

8. As claim 6 and rail engaging on the outer sides of said chair, tegral with the tie.

9. A metal tie having chairs integrally formed thereon, pivoted lock members adapted to secure rails to said chairs, said members having recesses, said tics having struck out braces adapted to fit into said recesses, said members being hinged to said tie, rail engaging flanges on theouter sides of said chair, and integral with thetie, said members being pivoted to the tie, and means for securing the members fixed to the tie.

10. As claim 9 and said means consisting of screw bolts.

11. As claim 9 and said means consisting of screw bolts, said members having rail flange engaging flanges.

12. As claim 9 and said means consisting of screw bolts, said members having rail flange engaging flanges, adapted to coact with said first flanges to hold the rails to said chairs.

13. As claim 9 and said means consisting of screw bolts, said members having rail flange engaging flanges, adapted to coact with said first flanges to hold the rails to said chairs, and means for anchoring the tie to its bed.

flan gas and inclaim 9 and said means consisting of screw bolts, said members having rail flange engaging flanges adapted to coact with said first flanges to hold the rails to said chairs, means for anchoring the tie to its bed, and means for preventing spreac ing apart of the side walls of the tie.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GARRIE C. RAMSEY. 

